Los Angeles FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Los Angeles FC

2 – 1

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Seattle Sounders FC

Sat 30 Jul 2022 · 03:00 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Diego Palacios 45' Y

Y 76' Fredy Montero

Y 81' Xavier Arreaga

Overview

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Los Angeles FC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Banc of California Stadium.

Los Angeles FC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles FC 22 games · Avg 2.9 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-07-30 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2022-06-18 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC 2021-10-27 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-05-17 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Los Angeles FC 2021-04-24 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W
24 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–0	W
18 Jul	Nashville SC	A	2–1	W
09 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–2	W
03 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–1	L
30 Jun	FC Dallas	H	3–1	W

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	1–2	L
24 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–1	W
17 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–1	L
14 Jul	Nashville SC	A	0–1	L
09 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	0–3	L
02 Jul	Toronto FC	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Los Angeles FC		Seattle Sounders FC
#21	Position	#23
47	Points	46
34	Played	34
12 / 11 / 11	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 12
52	Scored	44
40	Conceded	46
+12	GD	-2
1.38	PPG	1.35
35%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

6/6

31-45

10/8

46-60

7/7

61-75

7/6

76+

8/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

5/5

16-30

5/7

31-45

4/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

4/5

76+

13/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	18 G	5 A
Heung-min Son	7 G	11 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Los Angeles FC welcome Seattle Sounders FC for this crunch clash at Banc of California Stadium.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
14' Magnificent from Jesus Murillo! That is 4 goals in 304 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
19' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles FC that had 304 games and scored 599 goals.
24' Giorgio Chiellini has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
27' The deadlock is broken! Carlos Vela gets on the scoresheet on 27 minutes.
32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
35' Against the run of play, Kwadwo Opoku has scored! This game has turned on its head.
40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
44' Magnificent from Carlos Vela! That is 94 goals in 304 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
45' The referee calls foul for Diego Palacios. He receives a Yellow card.
50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
55' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Albert Rusnak scoring 1 goals.
56' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Will Bruin has done his job and it is now time for Fredy Montero to step up.
57' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Jimmy Medranda exits the field as Jackson Ragen enters on 57.
62' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
63' Jhegson Mendez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Latif Blessing on 63 minute.
68' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Ethan Dobbelaere comes on to replace Nouhou Tolo.
72' Fresh legs for Los Angeles FC! Brian Rodriguez comes on to replace Kwadwo Opoku.
76' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Fredy Montero.
81' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Xavier Arreaga on 81 minutes.
81' The crowd applauds Albert Rusnak as he leaves the pitch. Leo Chu steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
83' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Franco Escobar is replaced by Ryan Hollingshead.
88' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Los Angeles FC 2-1 Seattle Sounders FC.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios
14
Giorgio Chiellini ↓ Sebastien Ibeagha 72'
9
Cristian Arango ↓ Gareth Bale 63'
6
Ilie Sanchez
10
Carlos Vela
7
Latif Blessing ↓ Jhegson Mendez 63'
2
Franco Escobar ↓ Ryan Hollingshead 83'
16
Maxime Crepeau
20
Jose Cifuentes
22
Kwadwo Opoku ↓ Brian Rodriguez 72'
3
Jesus Murillo

Bench

11
Gareth Bale ↑ 63'
24
Ryan Hollingshead ↑ 83'
77
John McCarthy
25
Sebastien Ibeagha ↑ 72'
32
Jhegson Mendez ↑ 63'
4
Eddie Segura
17
Brian Rodriguez ↑ 72'
5
Mamadou Fall

Coach Steven Cherundolo

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Fredy Montero ↑ 56'
30
Stefan Cleveland
84
Joshua Atencio
23
Leo Chu ↑ 81'
45
Ethan Dobbelaere ↑ 68'
25
Jackson Ragen ↑ 57'
99
Dylan Teves

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nicolas Lodeiro	5
Carlos Vela	5
Jordan Morris	5
Diego Rossi	4
Raul Ruidiaz	3
Albert Rusnak	3
Eduard Atuesta	3
Mateusz Bogusz	3

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

2022-07-30 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-07-24 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Los Angeles FC W 2022-07-18 Nashville SC 1–2 Los Angeles FC W 2022-07-09 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2022-07-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Los Angeles FC L 2022-06-30 Los Angeles FC 3–1 FC Dallas W

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2022-07-30 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-07-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2022-07-17 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-07-14 Nashville SC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-07-09 Seattle Sounders FC 0–3 Portland Timbers L 2022-07-02 Toronto FC 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.61 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.97 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC54% Draw26% Seattle Sounders FC20%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.58

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

46%

Los Angeles FC or Seattle Sounders FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC36% Draw47% Seattle Sounders FC17%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

11.3%

0 – 0

9.6%

2 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

3 – 1

2 – 2

4.5%

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	23%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.